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June 23, 1934

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PWA TO ALLOT $25,000,000 ON SLUM CLEARANCE HERE; BUILDERS MAY CUT PRICES; IDEAS OF CITY APPROVED But Ickes Is Awaiting Specific Program Before Acting. BARS HIGH-PRICED SITES Exact Plans Will Be Withheld in Capital Until the Slum Lands Are Acquired. 3-FOLD DRIVE ON COSTS I.C.C. Freight-Rate Cut and Reductions in Materials Prices and Wages Are Planned. PWA READY TO AID CITY CLEAR SLUMS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

To allot $25,000,000 for slum clearance projects

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PODERJAY IS HELD ON FORMAL CHARGE AS MURDER SUSPECT; Police in Vienna Also Detain Miss Ferrand on Suspicion of Profiting by a Killing. CLUE IN BOSTON FAILS Woman Seen There Not Miss Tufverson, Sister Asserts -- English Data Awaited. PODERJAY IS HELD ON FORMAL CHARGE

By Unknown Author

Formal charges of suspicion of murder and bigamy lodged against Poderjay and charge of suspicion of profiting by a murder lodged against M S Ferrand by Vienna police; N Y investigation continues

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Notable Births

Keith Sutton (bishop)

1934Keith Sutton, English bishop (died 2017)[†]

Keith Norman Sutton was the 97th Bishop of Lichfield from 1984 to 2003.

Bill Torrey

1934Bill Torrey, Canadian businessman (died 2018)[†]

William Arthur Torrey was a Canadian hockey executive. He served as a general manager in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Oakland Seals, New York Islanders, and Florida Panthers. He developed the Islanders into a dynasty that won the Stanley Cup four consecutive times. He was often called "The Architect", or "Bow Tie Bill" for the bow tie he wore.

Virbhadra Singh

1934Virbhadra Singh, Indian politician (died 2021)[†]

Virbhadra Singh was an Indian politician who served 6 terms and 21 years as the 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. A leader of the Indian National Congress party, he was elected 9 times as a Member of Legislative Assembly to the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and 5 times as Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. Virbhadra Singh was popularly known by the honorific Raja Sahib. Singh holds the distinction of being the longest serving Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, holding the office from 1983 to 1990, from 1993 to 1998, from 2003 to 2007 and finally from 2012 to 2017, when he was succeeded by the BJP's Jai Ram Thakur. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1962, 1967, 1971, 1980 and 2009. Singh served as a Union Minister in the governments of Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh. At the time of his demise, he was serving as an MLA from Arki constituency.